Kip Deville, Leparoux Team to Win Bryan Station

Kip Deville wore down early leader Smart Enough in the stretch to win the $150,000 Bryan Station Stakes Sunday at Keeneland.

Always within striking distance under jockey Julien Leparoux, the Oklahoma-bred son of Kipling ran one mile on the firm turf in 1:35.36 to post his fifth win in 12 career starts and increase his career earnings to $400,062.

"I asked him (Kip Deville) to go to the front and, when he got to the front, he was very relaxed," Leparoux said.

Storm Treasure, runnerup in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) last spring, rallied from last to finish second, 1 ¼ lengths behind the winner and a nose better than Smart Enough.